Seven Tunisian political parties condemned, in a joint statement, the phone call that he had made, Tuesday, between Rached Ghannouchi, Speaker of Parliament, with Fayez Sarraj, head of the so-called Government of National Accord based in Tripoli, Libya, according to Sky News Arabia.
The parties are :the Popular Movement, the Workers, the Tunisia Forward Movement, the Socialist Party, the National Social Democratic Party, the Democratic Modernist Pole, and the Baath Movement.
The seven parties considered the phone conversation as ”an overstepping of state institutions and their involvement in the Libyan conflict alongside the Muslim Brotherhood and its allies.”
Tunisian President Demanded to Respond
The parties demanded, in a joint statement, published by the official Tunis Africa News Agency, President Kais Saied to respond to the positions of Ghannouchi, believing that "These positions are interpreted as accusations directed at Tunisia to provide logistical support to Turkey in its aggression against Libya.”
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President of Tunisia Kais Saied[/caption]
The parties called on the powerful forces and national organizations to "take a firm stand" towards Ghannouchi and his group, who "are trying to plunge Tunisia into the Libyan conflict and implicate it with the Turkish occupation, which poses a great threat to Tunisia and the region.”
The joint statement stated that the parliament's media office had not received any communication regarding the content of the phone conversation between Ghannouchi and Fayez al-Sarraj.
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Libya's GNA Head Fayez Al-Sarraj (L) and Tunisian Parliament Speaker Rached Ghannouchi (R)[/caption]
The parties rejected the roles played by Ghannouchi, the head of the Ennahda movement in the name of parliament abroad, considering that the interest of the international organization of the Brotherhood is more important to Ghannouchi than the interests of Tunisia and its people.”
“This constitutes a threat to Tunisia's national security,” the statement read.
The statement renewed "its solidarity with the Libyan people in its ordeal," affirming its respect for its sovereignty, and its standing with it "in the face of all external aggression, and away from any alignment behind the axes of brutal fighting, looting of wealth and piding the country."
During the phone call, Ghannouchi assured al-Sarraj that there is no military solution to the conflict, then he "congratulated" the Syrian militias and mercenaries on the Al-Watiya air base, thanks to Turkish support.
Tunisian Parties Reject Ennhada Movement's Vague Moves
The Tunisian parties have previously expressed their opposition to "vague and unlawful movements and contacts" by Ghannouchi and encroach on the role of the President and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic, including his visit to Turkey last January and his meeting with its presidents Recep Tayyip Erdogan, as well as his contacts with members of the Muslim Brotherhood in Libya.
Erdogan is seeking to compensate for the decline of the Turkish role in both Syria and Iraq, by expanding in North Africa, where Turkey dreamed of Mediterranean fortunes.
Last week, the Tunisian Free Constitutional Party, headed by Abir Moussi, demanded that confidence be withdrawn from the Speaker of Parliament, Ghannouchi, describing him as a threat to the country’s national security.
During a video published on the official page of the head of the Free Constitutional Party on Facebook, Moussi said: “Ghannouchi’s presidency at the head of parliament is a threat to national security,” adding that “withdrawing confidence from Ghannouchi is a national duty.”
The party leader condemned Ghannouchi’s repeated visits to Turkey, describing it as a violation of the House of Representatives Law, which requires his accountability and demanding the withdrawal of confidence from him in his capacity as Speaker of Parliament.
In this regard, the Free Constitutional Party expressed its objection to another recent call made by Ghannouchi to Khaled al-Mashri, who is known for his affiliation with the international organization of the Muslim Brotherhood in Libya and who is currently the head of the Supreme Council of State.
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